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St. Michaels University School

3400 Richmond Road

Victoria, British Columbia

Volume XIII ^

David R. Penaluna, Headmaster

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Mrs. Irene Lawrance

Being an SMUS old boy and long time boarder at the school has
left myself and friends feeling an attachment to it in a paternal sort
of way. Arriving at School House at the young age of 14 years allowed
for one to become 'semi-adopted' by the older students, prefects, and
long time staff members. As the years rolled by, we inherited these
roles and our bonds with the staff and each other became family like.
Some members of the staff even acquired 'immediate family' names
because of the special ways they performed their tasks. You would
tell 'Mum ' (Barbara Leonard) how you got that cut on your knee as
she gently tended it or we would 'shoot the breeze' with 'Uncle Tony'
(Tony Cordle) in the bookroom on Sunday afternoon. I feel especially
privileged to know my grandparents, who are some of my favorite peo-
ple in the world, and SMUS provided a type of special 'grandparen-
taV relationship for me while I was a student there.

Mrs. Lawrance was first introduced to me via the laundry room,
as the lady who returned money, forgetfully left in trouser pockets,
to you, the money secure in a sealed envelope. She was there with
cookies after school, and for sure, she did not forget cards at Christ-
mas, Valentine's Day, or Easter. She was always very thoughtful,
and her reliable smile at 7:00 am gave each day a warm beginning.
I can only compare her sweetness to the love given to me by my grand-
parents.

Mrs. Lawrance was from Saskatchewan; in fact, her family had
a farm in the Qu'Appelle Valley where my grandfather was bom. On

several occasions she shared with me stories about farm life on the prairies - making comparisons between the old

and the new, exchanging photographs, and so on.
All this was a part of the SMUS which I knew, lived, and loved. Once we leave SMUS, our memories become so

vivid that it becomes difficult for us to picture change . . . or even want it. 1 was truly saddened to hear of Mrs.

Lawrance's passing; her unique gifts and kindness will not be encountered again for a very long time. However, I

am comforted in believing that her goodness is being rewarded, and I sense that she is happy and at peace.

Jason Dearborn

- a recipient of the Lawrance

Scholarship for many years

Table of Contents
Junior School 7

Classes 11

Art & Literature 18

Music & Drama 24

Games 27

Awards 34

Middle School 35

Classes 38

Sports 47

Music, Drama, Art & Literature.... 63
Awards 84

Senior School 87

Staff 90

Classes 95

Grads 117

Activities 161

Excursions 175

Music 1 87

Art & Literature 197

Sports 205

Boarding Life 229

Awards 236

Ads 241

Headmaster's Address

The School Year started in a most unusual way with the residence bursting into flames
at the hands of an arsonist on August 29th, a few days before boarders were due to
return. Luckily, the good burghers of Victoria were receptive to our calls for assistance,
and within 10 hours accommodation had been provided for all boarders expecting to
be housed in New House. Parents of the school and strangers alike were most generous
in offering their houses to provide a sanctuary for our resident students, many of whom
had already started their pilgrimages to the school from as far away as Sweden, Papua
New Guinea, Nepal, and Australia. It was comforting to know that the City of Vic-
toria considered this incident as severe a blow as the community ofS.M. U.S. did itself.
To everyone who was even minutely involved, I am eternally grateful.

From my first interview with the local media, on site at 5:30 AM, I maintained a
perspective that though this incident was a setback, we would recover and, like the
Phoenix, rise from the ashes. This view was given more as a gesture of positive thinking
rather than an act of uncanny clairvoyancy on my part; yet how true this thinking
was to become, for the year evolved to be one of the most successful the school has
yet experienced in view of accomplishments in the academic and sporting arenas. Much
of the success must be attributed to the ambience created in the school by the Grade
XII class who, in turn, were aided and supported by our dynamic faculty. As the Grade
XII's go, so goes the school in some cases. After the experiences of this Senior class
in reaching the Grade XII pinnacle, not even an inferno would have daunted their
spirits. En route, this grade of students had been the Grade IX class shifted to the
Middle School, only to return the following year to the Senior School. Even at this
stage we knew they were going places. It seemed that these students were involved in
every major change the school was undergoing, and, subsequently, were called, rather affectionately, the guinea-pig year.

When the experimentation was over, the Grade XII class had pulled off some unprecedented accomplishments. In
the National Mathematics Competition, it finished FIRST in Canada. Two students won international caps, not in sport,
but in Physics and Mathematics. Michael Montour was chosen to represent Canada in the Physics Olympiad in Havana,
Cuba; Mark Van Raamsdonk was to do the same but in Mathematics in Sweden. Both did very well with Michael Mon-
tour gaining SECOND place in the World, only one half point behind the winner from the Soviet Union.

When the Provincial Scholarship results emerged in August, the Grade XII's had won 51 Scholarships, the highest
ever reached by SMUS. Advanced Placement results were comparable with 82% of the passes being at the 'A ' Grade.

In sports the First XV won the Howard Russell Rugby Final and then proceeded to capture the Provincial Title by
beating Semiahamoo in the championship final at U.B.C. in May. By setting such a pace, the Seniors engendered the
example for the whole school to follow: no less than 6 Island Titles were gained by teams from S.M.U.S.

It is difficult isolating names of those who made an impact on the ethos of the school because many students would
emerge; ones I cannot overlook, however, in view of the leadership role they played, are the Head Girl and Boy, Nadia
Herb and Scott McQueen, and the School Captain Scholars, Kirstin Semmens and Mark Van Raamsdonk. The harmony
that existed within their microcosm spread advantageously throughout the Graduating Class and rippled through the
whole school. For the special effect these members had they deserve the highest of praise.

Perhaps the destruction of New House did stimulate extra effort from the Senior students during the school year;
many believe these students would have had the same impact without the conflagration by dint of their special verve
and talent. For certain the fire had an impact in one major area of school life: it became the decision-maker in con-
sidering the future plans of the school.

It did so on the basis of what had to be provided on the Richmond Road Campus to replace resident accommodation;
as a result the decision was made to invest more comprehensively in order to build the jewel of all campuses. A start
has been made with 6 magnificent hoarding houses, level playing fields and the placement of Wenman Pavilion in a
more suitable locale. There is still more to come with the sale of the Racquet Club and the building of a new Middle
School on the Senior Campus.

With the talent emerging from the junior grades, the immediate ability of this year's Grade XII students and plans
to develop the Senior Campus even further, the School's future looks full of promise. To all students leaving S.M.U.S.
and continuing their education elsewhere, I wish you good fortune and offer an invitation to re-visit the school which
I hope has prepared you well and in which you can, as alumni, feel some pride and integrity.

Board of Governors

It is a great honour and delight for me to be asked to say a
few words to the 1 991 Edition of the Red. Black and Blue.

You have all achieved a great deal in the last year; adapting
to the destruction of the fire, performing superbly on the sports
field and achieving excellent academic results. You worked well
as a team and each one of you should be proud of your own
success.

I hope that in the future you will remember not only your
contribution to the school, but what the school has done for
you. There will be students in the future who could use your
help, time and advice.

When you go into life, always remember to try to have a ba-
lanced life while at the same time trying to achieve your best.
In addition, help your community and those who are less for-
tunate than yourselves.

To those students who will be returning to the school next
year, the grade 12 class has set a fine example for you to follow.
I hope that you will be able to maintain their high standards
of loyalty, exellence and dignity.

Christopher M. Considine,
Chairman of the Board

Yearbook

Thanks are due to many hard working individuals who gave up much
of their free time to put together the 90-91 yearbook. To Jennifer
Mortimer and Kate Jacobs, the co-editors, goes much credit. We are
very grateful to Jennifer for the time spent during her summer va-
cation. Closeted away in Room 37 whence we had transported all the
boxes, files etc. in the expectation of seeing our "home" removed
to make way for new Science Labs. In September we were back in
Portable 2 where the new yearbook staff, headed by Jennifer Duguid
and Noelle Davis, took up the task of completing the book.

Thanks also are due to Ash Jaffer (Photos), Brian Chan (Cover
Art and Dividers), Jennifer Popkin, Chris Blohm, Gillian Robertson,
Sandie Yew, Joanna Piercy, Mark Blondeau and Winnie Leung.

I'm sure there are others who have done write-ups, typed copy and
scrounged photos - Thank you for all your valuable support and as-
sistance.

Junior School . . .

New Experiences Key

To Learning Adventure

Director's Forward

Recalling the highlights of the past school year, it is clear that a healthy balance
was maintained between the anticipated academic standards and the creative activ-
ities. The latter contributed to engendering the community spirit for which the Ju-
nior School is renowned.

The total school population remained stable at 148 students. With 35 Grade Five
students enrolled, it was possible to create two, ideally sized, parallel classes. Through-
out the year the Grade Five students maintained an exceptionally high academic
standard resulting in ten students on the honour roll, nine received an award in
the Royal Commonwealth Essay Contest, as well as twenty-five percent receiving
an outstanding mark in the National Mathematics League Contest.
The majority of this class formed the school orchestra which played at the Prize
Giving Ceremony. In addition to this, the Grade Five String Ensemble was invited to play at the Honours Festival
Concert in May.

The highlight for the Grade Five students was their involvement in ' 'Clowns", under the direction of Douglas Manson-
Blair, seconded from the Middle School. This was a truly spectacular performance, in which student experienced
growth in self-confidence and stage presence.

As usual, the staff have been highly committed to the school, and, in addition to their classroom work, have provided
ingenious, stimulating activities. All the grades have experienced several interesting field trips.

Several special days were organised this year, among them the House Hallowe'en mask-making competition and
pumpkin run; and 'CamavaV when Madame Davis transformed our gymnasium into an icy, winter scene, invoking
aid from the parents so that the students were able to simulate the events included in the Quebec festival.

The Junior School parents revived the 'May Day' tradition and this was a memorable event with the students already
requesting a repeat performance next year. Under the tutelage of Mrs. Carolyn Jones, a contingent of students per-
formed the traditional 'Maypole Dance!, which was followed by the crowning of the Queen and Lord of the May,
and then the seasonal games.

This year we say farewell to Mr. Nick Coghlan who is leaving to take a position in Ottawa. We wish him and his
wife success in their future endeavours and know that Nick takes with him fond memories of the Junior School.
I would like to personally thank all staff, parents and students for their blended assistance and energy in making
the past year at the Junior School such a resounding success.

Junior School Staff

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PIRATE, PIPATE

Pirate, Pirate, where is your gold?
On a map in the clammy hold.

Pirate, Pirate, what do you take?
Gold and jewels sunk in a lake.

Pirate, Pirate, who is your foe?
Only the best from San Francisco.

Pirate, Pirate, how do you walk?
With a peg leg limp on the dock.

by Kentaro Guthrie

IF I WOKE UP WITH FROG LEGS

One day if I woke up with frog legs
I would be Mr. Bounce. I would win
every cross-country, track and
field, and swimming race. I would
show off about it and everyone
would laugh. I would jump and walk
at the same time. It would be
likerock-and-talk, but bounce-
and-walk. I would always read frog
and toad books and I would go fly
hunting every night.

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THE NARCISSUS DAFFIDTL

Daffodils are a beautiful golden
or cream colour and have a trumpet-
like cup in the centre, with petals
that flow out like a cloud. A sea
of yellow is a beautiful sight and
when the wind blows, it's like wave
on golden wave. Daffodils are very
graceful and the petals sway and
dance with the wind.

by Euan McLean

SNOW

Falling to the ground

like parachutes

getting bigger as they fall.

Softer than rain

it covers the earth

with a soft white blanket.

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On Che tott *jceco qrouna.

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Grade Five

A parii:nt*s; point

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MuT to df-ejM on.

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lll-iat they sliould do!

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iJne said to another",

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Hith their" sister" or" br"other".

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liILL be done.

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To ha^e buMh fun.

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Cannot cone tr^re.
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THE LION

There he sat,

The king of his land,

Sitting there surveying.

The animals of the jungle.

They will not come near him

For fear that he

Will scratch them with his claws.

His great mane around him.

All brown and fluffy.

His body is all slick.

And on the lookout is the king.

I would not go near him

For fear that he

Would get upset.

For he is the King.

Roaring ,

As he moves ,

Thinking, Moving, Sliding,

Through the jungle.

He goes anywhere.

For no-one.

Will stop him.

They are too afraid

For he has no pursuers.

by Rebecca Anglin Gr . 5

WAR

It's not only blood or bombs or guns.
It's death.

Indeed it is violent but that's not it,
I see families crying. . .crying.
Father, brother, husband gone.

It's not exciting; it's sad.

It's not fun; it's scary.

Yes, it is interesting reading it in books.

But live in your life it's different.

I repeat, not exciting or fun, scary and sad.

I see results,

I see handicapped,

I see mental hospitals ... full ,

I see deaf, I see blind.

It's no game, it's death.

^ by Christine Wenman Gr. 5

STORM

The Sea is roaring like a lion.

The air thick like pea soup.

Seagulls flittering all over the place.

Waves slashing th rocks like blades of steel

hitting each other.
Lightning, raining, thundering.

by Chrissy Lavdovsky Gr . 5

THE HOCKEY PLAYER

He leaped off the bench

And skated across the rink

Preparing for the face-off.

His teeth were gritted,

His eyes a flaming blue

He slapped at the puck

And passed it up

While he tore up the ice.

He skated for the centre

The goalie glared,

He received a pass.

He flicked at the puck

It flew across the air

As if it was a bird.

The goalie's teeth clenched

It whizzed by his head

There was a yell of Victory

As he skated off the ice.

by Chris McCrimmon Gr . 5

Music and Drama

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Thank You, Volunteers

In the morning, crossing guards
Helping you get to school yards.
Helping you to cross the street.
Guiding children 's little feet.

Mrs. Campbell's crew is here
In the library through the year,
Helping you to take a look
At a library picture book.

On the Tuesday afternoons.
They are in the big art room.
They are helping Mrs. Forbes
And the students with art forms.

Pizza helpers are the best
Heating pizzas . . . chill the rest.
Thursdays are our days to munch
Our delicious pizza lunch.

Skating helpers Thursdays, too.
Helping grades three, one and two.
Helping children learn to glide
On the slippery ice inside!

Mrs. Jones taught us to dance.
Costume makers made clown pants.
So raise your voices, give three cheers
For our PARENT VOLUNTEERS!

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Bottom Row: Michael Passmore. Janice Ha, Christine Wilson, Charlotte Reid, Annie Inouye, Claire Jones, Keely-Rain Alford, Naomi Inouye, Cameron
Lee, Paul Alford, Second Row: Tyson Johnson, Gardiner Hanson, Nigel Brown, Yianni Mavrikos, Lucas Marchand, Scon Brown, Erick Calder, Ste-
phan Chapheau, Jonathan Chetwynd-Palmer, Mark Shorn, Gregory Smith Third Row: Nicholas Isaac, Sam Paulos, Anup Misra, Euan McL,ean, Wyatt
Michael, Ari Shortt, Richard Greenwood, Andrew Hildred, Joanna Fairhurst, Eric Grant, Ryan Greenway, C. Yorath Top Row: Chrissy l^vdovsky,
Michael Danskm, John Muir, Adrian Dawson, Ryan Knott, Andrew Lookingbill, Andrew Williamson, Steven Morrison, Christopher Smith, Vivian
Greenway, Kim Lobb, Amy Karchut, Meghan Doyle, Mariko Miller, Chantelle Tearoe, Christine Wenman

The cross-country season finished on a high note, with many of the children distinguishing themselves. Fifty-three
children represented the school team, a very pleasing 62% of those eligible.

In the Victoria Independent Schools Meet, our boys (including Grades 6 and 7 from the Middle School) finished
in first place. The girls finished in second place and our combined boys/girls team placed second of the eight schools
involved.

In the B. C. Independent Schools Association Meet, our boys finished second to the perennial champion, St. George 's,
and our girls were in third place. Our overall finish was second.

Individual performances were excellent and special congratulations go to Chrissy Lavdovsky and Scott Brown who
both won every race in which they competed. In all, eighteen runners finished in the top ten. They were: Keely-Rain
Alford, Ryan Greenway, Naomi Inouye, Claire Jones, Yianni Mavrikos, Lucas Marchand, Michael Passmore, Greg-
ory Smith, Mark Shortt, Brian Moss, Kim Lobb, Sam Paulos, Adrian Dawson, Amy Karchut, Johm Muir, and An-
drew Williamson.

Swimming

Front Row; Euan McLean. Matthieu Boyd. Eric Grant. Christine Wilson. Lucas Marchand. Lucas Rankin. Stephan Chapheau. Jonathan Chetwynd-
Palmer. Jonathan Benskin Middle Row: C. Yorath. Christine Wenman. Nicholas Hume. Joanna Fairhurst. Evan Crawford, Andrew Mildred. Vivian
Greenway. Laura Willihnganz. Chantelle Tearoe Top Row: Sam Paulos. Andrew Williamson, Josh Elsdon. Stephen Pannekoek. Jayne Bradbury, Kim
Lobb, Jenny Reed, John Muir

Twenty-five students from grades 3, 4 and 5 competed for the swim team in four meets. Of the many fine perfor-
mances, the following swimmers are singled out for their outstanding accomplishments: Kim Lobb, Stephen Panne-
koek, John Muir, Jonathan Benskin and Joanna Fairhurst.

Team and individual results were as follows:

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION MEET AT ST. GEORGE'S

S.M.U.S. finished third of eight schools. Joanna Fairhurst and Stephen Pannekoek were individual winners as was
the Grade 5 boys' relay team.

VICTORIA ELEMENTARY NOVICE MEET AT THE CRYSTAL POOL

S.M.U.S. finished third of twenty schools: John Muir. 1st Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke; Jonathan Benskin, 1st. Back-
stroke, 2nd Freestyle: Lucas Marchand, 1st Breastroke 5th Freestyle; Kim Lobb, 2nd Backstroke, 2nd Freestyle;
Sam Paulos, 4th Backstroke; Evan Crawford, 4th Breaststroke, 6th Freestyle; Jayne Bradbury, 6th Breaststroke;
Christine Wenman, 7th Breaststroke; Andrew Hildred, 7th Backstroke; Christine Wilson, 8th Freestyle, 9th Back-
stroke; Jessica Miller, 9th Backstroke; Matthieu Boyd, 9th Breaststroke; Nicholas Hume, 10th Freestyle

VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MEET AT THE CRYSTAL POOL

S.M.U.S. was second of eight schools. Grade five girls' team was first. 1st Place Finishers: Evan Crawford, Stephen
Pannekoek, Joanna Fairhurst, Kim Lobb 2nd Place Finishers: Jonathan Benskin, Matthieu Boyd, Andrew William-
son, John Muir

VICTORIA ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET AT THE CRYATAL POOL

S.M.U.S. was third of twenty schools. Stephen Pannekoek, Joanna Fairhurst and John Muir once again performed
exceptionally well.

Track and Field

Front, on Ground: Michael Passmore. Claire Jones. Keely-Rain Alford, Naomi Inouye Front Row: C. Yorath. Tyson Johnson, Nigel Brown. Annie
Inouye, Lucas Marchand, Scott Brown, Ryan Greenway, Stephan Chapeau, Charlotte Reid. Joywin Cummings. Brienne Coleman Middle Row:
Geoffrey Stevenson. Andrew Lookingbill, Ashley Cornwell. Jayne Bradbury. Christopher Smith. Euan McLean. Andrew Mildred. Joanna Fairhurst,
Meghan Doyle. Evan Crawford. Lisa Davies Top Row: Chrissy Lavdovsky. Michaek Danskin. John Muir. Adrian Dawson. Ryan Knott. Sam Paulos.
Andrew Williamson. Steven Morrison. Josh Elsdon. Vivian Greenway. Kim Lobb. Amy Karchut. Mariko Miller. Chantelle Tearoe. Christine Wenman

Fifty children represented the school at three track meets. The Independent Schools Association championship was
held at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby and S.M.U.S. finished in second place of the eight competing schools.

The All Schools relays meet at University of Victoria Stadium was a great deal of fun and a first time experience
on a track for many of our youngsters. Two of our 8x50 relay teams finished in second place running against over
thirty Victoria elementary schools.

Finally, we once again came second in the Victoria Independent Schools Athletic Association meet. Our outstanding
competitors this season were: Sam Paulos, Adrian Dawson, Michael Danskin, John Muir, Kim Lobb, and Chrissy
Lavdovsky.

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Junior School Prize List - Academic 1991

Grade 3

Ryan Greenway
Lucas Marchand

2nd in Form
1st in Form

Grade 4

Janice Ha

Charlotte Reid

Wyatt Michael

Euan McLean

Brienne Caiman

Brian Moss

Richard Greenwood

John Kwari

Christopher James

Matthieu Boyd

Grade 5 P

Joshua Elsdon

Christopher Nohr

Vivian Greenway

Chantelle Tearoe

Ashley Comwell

Andrew Williamson

Grade 5 J

Jayne Bradbury

Erin Coupland

Christopher Smith

Chrissy Lavdovsky

Chris McCrimmon

Sam Paulos

Mariko Miller

Andrew Lookingbill

Kim Lobb

Amy Karchut

Christine Wenman

Anup Misra

Rebecca Anglin

Jenny Reed

Special Awards

L Parents Auxiliary Scholarship

2. Parents Auxiliary Scholarship

3. Parents Auxiliary Scholarship

4. Alumni Association (Edith Symons)
Outstand

5. Privett Scholarship

6. M.A.W. Bridgman Memorial Award

7. Ned Symons Award

8. Citizenship Cup

9. Slegg Bowl

10. Milne Cup

11. Artistic Merit Award

12. Lifer's Award

13. Most Improved Athlete

14. Outstanding Athlete (Boy)

15. Outstanding Athlete (Girl)

Honour Roll

Equal 1st in Art

Honour Roll

Strings Most Improved

Japanese Most Improved

Equal 1st in Math, Honour Roll

Equal 1st in Art,

French Most Improved

Strings, Japanese, Honour Roll

2nd in Form, Equal 1st in English, Choral

Music, Honour Roll

1st in Form, Equal 1st in Math, Equal 1st in

English, Science, Social Studies, Computers,

French, Honour Roll

Japanese Level 1

Equal 1st in Math

Equal 1st in Math, Art

Science, Strings

2nd in Form, English

1st in Form, Social Studies

Honour Roll

Art, Honour Roll

Strings Most Improved

Choral

Japanese Level II, Honour Roll

French Most Improved, Honour Roll

Computers, Honour Roll

Computers Most Improved

English, Honour Roll

Mathematics

2nd in Form, French, Equal 1st in Social

Studies Honour Roll

1st in Form, Science, Equal

1st in Social Studies, Honour Roll

Ryan Greenway
Matthieu Boyd
Jenny Reed
Jenny Reed

Rebecca Anglin
Jayne Bradbury
Vivian Greenway
Jayne Bradbury
Chantelle Tearoe
Nicholas Isaac
Rebecca Anglin
Jenny Franklin
Steven Morrison
John Muir
Chrissy Lavdovsky

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

A COLLAGE OF

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Middle School Director's Foreword

The school year 1990-91 has been memorable indeed; a year replete
with outstanding accomplishments in every discipline. As you read on,
this statement will be verified again and again in images and words.

I am indeed bursting with pride and a bit overwhelmed when 1 con-
template the depth of talent, enthusiasm, dedication and commitment
which has been forthcoming from faculty and students alike. We are
a team and a school family. Our mortar has been tested this year in times
of sorrow but the strength which the Middle School members drew from
one another was a real testimony to the depth of our commitment.

To those staff members who have chosen to alter their career paths,
I say thank you for your contributions and know that I speak for all
of us who remain in wishing you every future success: Fukiko Iwamoto,
Duncan Kerkham, Nick Coghlan, Todd Manning and Lex McMaster.

To the Grade VIII students: you have been a special group of young
people to work with, your futures look extremely bright, we shall miss
each and every one of you! Team spirit is what gives this school an edge
over the competition - you have been leaders in that arena.

I have heard from scores of parents that our Guest of Honour at this year's Prize Night delivered the most mean-
ingful address they had ever experienced. For that reason, we include his words across the pages of this yearbook.

Marilyn Levitt
Director
Middle School

36 Belfast

On a recent occasion I heard some members of the public at large refer to the students at St. Michaels as "the cream of the crop. •'This comment
reminded me of a story told about the famous playwright. Samuel Beckett. For a brief period in his career, he taught at Campbell College in
Belfast, Ireland. When someone told him that he was teaching the cream of Ulster, he replied. ■'Yes, rich and thick! '■ So we need to be somewhat

Middle School Staff

BR; D. Pollock, J. Reid, N. Coghlan, M. Rollins, M. Smith, C. Creek, C. Booth, A. McMaster, P. Richards, M. Morican, M.
Bridges. J. Ives, E. Jones, D. Manson-Blair. F.R: J. Goodwin, T. Manning, S. Alford, M. Levitt (Director), K. Markham, S. Biden.
N. Charlton. (Absent: F. Iwamolo, D. Kerkham, P. Psaila.)

Prefects

B.R: C. Peterson, C. Pollock. T. McDonagh, W. Chen, A. Tongue. A. Lisman. D. Stevenson, S. Olsen, Mr. Alford. F.R: O.
Schmidt. H. Farrell. B. Luckhurst. K. O'Neill. A. Lenk, J. Forbes. S. Danzo. N. Judson, J. Frender.

careful in accepting such approbation!

It is an honour and a privilege to be asked to address this gathering tonight. Quite honestly, my first reaction was to decline the honour, for
two reasons. First, I knew from my own previous prize nights over a period of many years, as a student and as a parent, that the members of

Grade 6

Scott Amiss

Nicholas Blumberg

Angus Biidgman

Michelle Butler

Keith Phillips

Diana Chetwynd-Palmer

Emily Clough

Patrick Davis

Whitney Davis

Cory Edgar

Edward Fairhurst
Robin Featherstone

Christopher Fisher
Patrick Frisby

Rachel Gardiner

Hayley Gibson

Simon Grant

Jackson Harper

Anita Holtham

Sarah Inouye

Jonathan James

Carys Jones

Maria Kwari

Youngmee Kwon

the audience await the speaker with considerable hope and anxiety: with hope that the speaker will be interesting, humourous, and/or stimulaUtig.
and with anxiety that he or she will muse, wander and preach us all into boredom. So I knew that this would be far more demanding than giving
a lecture or a paper at a conference, where the expectations are somewhat more modest and where 1 at least have some previous experience with

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Alex Martin
Lucy Morris
Russell Morton
Cameron Murdoch
Joseph Ng

Nancy Norris
James Pollock

Luke Ramsey
Colleen Saffrey

Nicholas Stanger
Sarah Thomson

Gary Tongue
Nicholas Vagvolgyi

Lorelei Wey
Jessica White
Keir Wilmut
David Wilson
Kathryn Wynn

the content and format. The second reason was that I really didn 't know what I could possibly say that was in any way new or enlightening, or
the least bit funny. My first thoughts about Prize Night left me with mixed feelings and quite confused, and therefore apprehensive about accepting
such a responsibility. However, two factors led me to accept. The first is the fact that I am always encouraging students at the university to take 39

Grade 7

Alex Acton

Michael Amiss

Tessa Anglin

Alexander Austin

Jami Bailey

Sanjeev Basi

Peter Beatty

Matthew Behrens

Philip Bodley-Scott

Sebastian Bonet

Krista Brown

Emil Burden

Penni Burson

Tharin Charania

Zareen Charania

Elizabeth C lough

Kristina Coleman

Curran Crawford

Mathew Dolf

Andrew Dooner

Holly Dummer

Colin Dyer

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Caroline Fric
Olivier

Gervais-Harreman
James Gillion

Bradley Hanson
Joanna Holdsworth
Meggan Hunt

Simon Ibell
Alexandra Janse
Chelsea Jones
Manami Kikuchi
Helen Lamia

David Lee
Janice Lee
Jonathan Liang
John Lin
Steven Lobb

Patricia Mazuch
Amyrose McCue
Philip Miller

Jay Morgan
Simon Morley
Nicole Pannekoek

how could I with any integrity decline such a challenge . . the opportunity to make a really big mistake?

Secondly, I decided that if I remained true to the fundamental belief that lies at the heart of any worthwhile educational or child development
philosophy, I couldn't go too far wrong. The belief to which I am referring is, ''look to the young people for your answers, not simply to text 41

Simon Pearce
Jennifer Piercy

Winston Poh
Caroline Rueckert

Amiro Salgado

Bethany Smith

Megan Smith

Graham Steele

Cristian Streeter

Hayden Thompson

John Thomson

James Wee

Matthew Wenman

Ben White

Stuan Wollach
Ian Wong

Jack Wong
Robert Young

books and theories." So, instead of purchasing Steve Allen's book on the art of public speaking (which perhaps I should still do!), 1 obtained
Mrs. Levitt's permission to interrupt four classes at the Middle School in order to ask the students themselves what Prize Night means to them.
42 / thought that if I was able to tune into their experiences and thoughts about Prize Night, I might learn what my message ought to be.

Grade 8

Emma Batey
Philip Bazzard
Neal Bhagwanani
Michael Biscoe
Gabriel Borzoni

Rick Brimacombe
Alexander Cameron

Barbara Carr-Harris

Kelvin Chan

Denny Chen
Philip Chen

Wayne Chen
Bemie Cheng
David Crothall
Graham Daniel
Sarah Danzo

Scott Duguid
David Fairhurst
Hannah Farrell
Joanna Forbes
Jesse Frender

Three weeks ago, I distributed a one-page handout with 4 questions on it, to one grade 6 class, one grade 7 class, and two grade 8 classes. I
received 77 response sheets back from the students, and I want to share with you now what I learned from them, the daughters and sons, brothers
and sisters, and grandchildren of many of you here.

Jessica Fric

Jamie Genge

Vininder Gill

Benjamin Granger

Mischa Greenwood

Mark Hau

Geoffrey
Henwood-Greer

Richard Ingle
Aly Jamal

Richard Johns
Gethin Jones

Nicholas Judson

Kristoffer Lee

Ailsa Lenk

Kevin Leong

Alexander Lisman

Christianto Liu
Britt-Marie Luckhurst
Benjamin Luco
James Maclver
Robert Mazuch

The first thing I learned was that I was not alone in having mixed feelings about prize night. It became very evident that prize night means

very different things to different students, and that many students have quite mixed feelings about the event "'^'J'^'''.''"/,^'^'""'^,^ ""' 3^

44 thetimi to share everything that each student had to say. so I will provide you with my analysis of some of the predominant themes that emerged

Kelly McBeath
Tamsin McDonagh
Douglas McGillivray
Andrew Middleton
Ryan Milroy

Nora Moreno
David Murray

Jean Norris
Kerry O'Neill

Stephanie Olsen
Mark Parker

Charlie Peterson
John Plasterer
Christopher Pollock
Julia I'uttergill
Aileen Rogers

Oona Ross
Anu Sahota
Ernest Salcedo
Ole Schmidt
Samantha Schwann

from the comments and I will use selected quotations to allow the students themselves to speak to you directly about their experiences of Prize Night.
About 600 separate comments were made by the 77 students in response to the four questions. The first question had to do with their thoughts
about Prize Night in general: the second with memories of specific Prize Nights the students had experienced. The third question asked what new 45

Jennifer Scott

Duncan Smith

David Stevenson

Timothy Stevenson

Tim Tewsley

Caroline Thomson

Surya Tjandra
Angela Tongue

Kevin Towler

Tom Tsai

Demian Vezerian

Kristen Wilson

Joshua Wong

Stephen Yu

Aiistair Zacks

Jake Zwaan

prize they would like to give to the school, if they could donate one, and the fourth asked what prize I should present to them, if I could, for

something that they had done over the past year. In reading them all over and analyzing them. I separated the points from Questions I and 2

46 into 3 categories: i) Prizegiving and recognition of students: ii) the sense of ceremony and occasion of this night: Hi) the personal experiences

M. Greenwood

Basketball

Grade 8 Night League

B.R: Mr. Jones, A. Middleton, A. Jamal, O. Schmidt. M Greenwood, M. Biscoe, D. Murray. F.R; V. Gill, G. Jones, D. Stevenson, C.
Pollock, T. Stevenson, J. Mclver.

Grade 6/7

B.R; S. Ibell, J. Lin, H. Thompson, P. Beatt>', A. Austin, S. lx)bb, B White, J. Wee, D. Wilson. J. Pollock, C. Streeter. F.R: M. Wenman,
J. Wong, T. Charania, J. Morgan, M. Dolf, G. Tongue, A. Dooner, J. Ng, R. Morton, C. Dyer.

of each individual student, that is, the emotional, physical and psychological reactions to prize night.
In true academic fashion, I will deal with the last point first, and the three points in reverse order!
First, let me gife you a list of key words indicating the range of emotional and pyschological reactions to prize night; Embarrassment, nervousness,

Grade 6 Night League

BR: N. Vagvolgyi, D. Wilson, G. Tongue, J. Pollock, C. Edgar, F.R: C. Murdoch, P. Davis, L. Ramsey. J. James.

Grade 7 Night League

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B.R: A. Austin, H. Thompson, S. Lobb, B. White, A. Acton, P. Beatty. F.R; P. Bodley-Scott, J. Wee, A. Dooner, M. Wenman.

excitement, surprise, fun. enjoyment, pleased, proud, uncomfortable, boring, long, disappointed, sadness, relief, moving on, moving up. Listen
for a few moments to their own words, drawn from students in all three grades:

Embarrassment and nervousness: When I think of prize night 1 think of "a massive hall with all the parents staring at you", of "getting up 49

Grade 8

BR: J. Norris. S. Olsen, K. McBeath, J. Scott, A. Lenk. E. Batey, T. McDonagh, O. Ross. F.R: Miss Charlton, K. O'Neill, J. Forbes, H.
Farrell, A. Tongue, J. Puttergill, S. Schwann. Kneeling: B. Luckhurst.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Finishing in second-place overall, the Girls' Grade 6 Night League team boasted a fab-
ulous season! Led by top scorer Carys Jones, and cheered on by team members and par-
ents alike, we were successful in all but three games. Most important, we had a BLAST!

A motley crew of grade six and seven girls, ISA/VISA basketball teams "Aurora" and
"Borealis" dribbled the path to victory this year. Top scorers Liz Clough and Carys Jones
led "Aurora" to a first-place victory in the ISA tournament. Congratulations to "Bor-
ealis" too, for a short but successful season.

Coach: K. Markham.

on the stage and looking at everyone when you get your certificate", "of all the parents watching every little thing you do", "my stomach turning
upside down when a person mentioned my name for a prize";
Excitement and surprise: ' ' Waiting for the ceremony to begin and wondering who is going to get what prize ' ', "the excited murmur of the au-

Grade 6/7

B.R: J. White, M. Butler. R. Featherstone, B. Smith. C. Rueckert. E. Clough. E. Clough, J. Holdsworth, C. Jones, Ms. Markham. F.R:
C. Saffrey. S. Inouye. P. Mazuch. C. Fiic, R. Gardiner, A. Holtham. K. Wynn. L. Morris.

Grade 6 Night League

BR; R. Featherstone, D. Chetwynd-Palmer, E. Clough, L. Morris. C. Jones, J. While. F.R: S. Inouye, M. Butler, M. Kwari. A. Holtham,
Ms. Markham.

dience. hushed whispers between performers in the band, an air of festivity- , "/ think of the excitement when I or someone from my family gets
a prize", the surprise I feel when I get the prizes and don't expect them"; j- . . -■ i. ■ ci

Fun and enjoyment: "I have very much fun at Prize Night because it gives me a chance to say goodbye and see my fnends for the last time Dl

Volleyball

Grade 7/8

B.R: K. McBeath, A. Lenk, O. Ross, K. O'Neill, E. Batey, Miss Charlton. F.R: B. Smith, E. Clough, C. Fric, E. Clough, P. Mazuch.

Grade 6/7

ATKtrTICS

BR: R. Featherslone, C. Jones, L. Wey. J. Holdsworth, E. Clough, E. Clough. C. Fric, M. Butler, C. Saffrey. F.R: W. Davis, J. White,
D. ChetwyndPalmer. P. Mazuch, Miss Charlton.

before next year", "Enjoyment, a feeling of friendliness, even to the people I didn't like". "I enjoy receiving prizes on that night":
Pleased and proud: "Feeling proud of yourself after winning", "Feeling pleased at an award, and others being pleased with you", "receiving
52 an academic award and feeling pleased", "watching my friends receive awards and feeling happy for them":

Under 13 Soccer

ST. MICHAELS MIDDLE

SCHOOL

1990 -1931

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BR: Mr. Pollock, J. Gillion, S. Bonet. T. Tewsley, C. Dyer, S. Lobb, H. Thompson, E. Burdett, M. Wenman. F.R: C. Streeter, M. Dolf.
J. Pollock, E. Fairhurst, J. Frender, P. Miller, Mr. Jones.

The summer and fall of 1990 brought together a group of fifteen multi-talented young men, each with an abundance
of ability and burning desire to excel. Through weeks and months of hard work and practice under the tutelage of
Coaches Jones, Pollock, Alford, and Manson-Blair; as well as the occasional return of former national team coach.
Bob Bearpark, the boys honed and polished their skills with the ultimate goal being victory at the Canadian Inde-
pendent Schools Tournament at St. Johns Ravenscourt in Winnipeg.

The strength of the team became apparent as S.M. U. went undefeated with perfect 7-0 record in the VISAA League
and captured the Victoria championship.

The team was prepared and primed to field their best effort in Winnipeg and what an outstanding tournament it
turned out to be. After eight consecutive victories, including a 3-1 shoot out win over Lower Canada College in the
semi-finals, the S.M.U. team eventually, for the first and only time in the season, went down to a narrow 0-1 defeat
at the hands (feet) of St. George's Vancouver in the final game. There was not a dry eye as the boys left the field
with their hands held high secure in the knowledge that they had given their all for themselves and their school.

Of particular mention was the play of Cris Streeter, deemed by all to be the most valuable player in the tournament,
the leadership of team captain, Tim Tewsley, the tenacity of our defensive spearhead, Hayden Thompson, and the
exuberance and skill of our two Grade Six students, James Pollock and Edward Fairhurst, who will undoubtedly,
lead the SMU Under-13 team next year at Appleby College in Toronto.

CANADIAN INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT
(Winnipeg, October 4-6, 1990)

OPPONENT
Hillfield-Strathallen (Hamilton)
St. George's Toronto
Ashbury (Ottawa) 1
Appleby (Oakville) 1
Hillfield 1

Upper Canada College (Toronto)
St. Andrews College (Aurora, Ontario)
Lower Canada College (Montreal) 1
St. George's Vancouver 1 (Final)

SMU

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

Game 7

Game 8

Game 9

Uncomfortable: "sitting on a cold gym floor for two hours", clapping until my hands hurt from all the prizes", "being uncomfortable";
Boring and long: "it was long", "it was boring", "boring 2-hour speeches", "listening to long boring speeches", "Sometimes the night gets
a bit boring", "the speeches are always long and boring", "dull long speeches about irrelevant topics", "boring speeches of farewell", "boredom

Cricket

BR: P. Miller, R. Ingle, A. Jamal, C. Pollock, S. Cameron, E. Salcedo, J. Frender, Mr. Goodwin. F.R: O. Gervais-Harreman, M. Wenman,
C. Loveless, J. Gillion, N. Blumberg, P. Bazzard. Sitting: P. Frisby.

A small but select and enthusiastic group played cricket this term. Often the weather
and ground condition were against us but everyone played hard and learnt a great deal.

Five of our players played for Victoria against Vancouver on Sunday June 2nd and
enjoyed a good day across the water in Vancouver. Philip Bazzard and Richard Ingle
were top scorers with 12 and Sacha Cameron was next with 10.

Others in the team were Jesse Frender and Matthew Wenman. We also played Stelly's
School on Thursday June 6th and won an interesting game. For many it was their first
formal game of cricket. Others in the cricket group: Patrick Frisby, James Gillion, Philip
Miller, Chris Pollock, Nicholas Blumberg, Olivier Gervais-Harreman, and Cameron Love-
less.

Coach: Jeremy Goodwin

when the announcer person is talking and talking about the prizes", "the prize night was too long", "Almost falling asleep after some old guy
gave an hour long speech. "
54 Disappointed: "I never had a prize", "not winning anything", "receiving no awards", "I didn't win anything", "Awards that I won't receive".

Grade 8

X-Country

B.R; B. Cheng. G. Daniel, J. Forbes, D. Fairhurst, J. Holdsworth, B. Luckhurst, G. Jones. Miss Charlton. F.R: J. Frender, A. Lenk, H.
Farrell, T. McDonagh. C. Pollock, J. Mclver.

Grade 6/7

B.R: Mr. Jones, D. Wilson, R. Gardiner, C. Jones. L. Wey, J. Holdsworth, P. Mazuch, D. Chetwynd-Palmer, A. Austin, A. Holtham, J.
White. Miss Charlton. F.R: N. Stanger, E. Fairhurst, J. Pollock. H. Thompson. S. Lobb. M. Wenman. W. Davis. P. Davis.

' 'disappoin tment";

Sadness: "Saying a final farewell to your fiiends" , "the last night of the year when people will be together", "coming together to say thanks
to our teachers, staff, and saying goodbye" , "I remember thinking that I might never sit in my desk at the Junior School again", "Lots of crying 55

Rugby

Grade 8

B.R: E. Jones. D. Vezerian. D. Smith. M. Hau. J. Zwaan. B. Hanson. R. Milroy, O. Schmidt. M. Biscoe. C. Streeter. G. Jones. D. Stevenson,
Mr. Manson-Blair. MR: T. Tsai. P. Chen. C. Liu. D. Murray. M. Parker. J. Frender. C. Pollock, D. Fairhurst, A. Cameron. W. Chen.
F.R; P. Bazzard, A. Middleton, K. Wilson, G. Daniel, A. Jamal, R. Ingle. R Mazuch. S. Tjandra.

and saying goodbye: ' '

Relief: "It is the final thing at the end of the year and I am just glad that school is over". "The end of school and the beginning of summer
break", "School is over", "I remember finally getting home after hours and hours of sitting down. " "summer holidays", "End of school.'!!

Grade 7

B.R: O. Gervais-Harreman, S. Lobb. B. Hanson. B. White, C. Dyer. P. Beany. E. Burden. K. Phillips, C. Streeter. F.R: P. Miller, M. Dolf,
P. Bodley-Scon, A. Austin. M. Weninan. J. Wong.

Grade 6

B.R: Mr. Jones, K. Wilmut. J. James, S. Grant, G. Tongue. D. Wilson, J. Pollock, R. Morton, D. Whysall. F.R: C. Murdoch, E. Fairhurst.
L. Ramsey. A. Martin. P. Davis. J. Harper.

Moving on, moving up: ' 7 think about leaving and going up in Grade ", ' 'grade 8s going on". ' 'Saying goodbye to the students who are moving
up to the Senior School. " "/ think of moving up, taking a new step, and achieving something. "
The second point had to do with the overall sense of ceremony and occasion, and the students thought about: "Teachers looking their best.

9-Aside City Champs

B.R: D. Murray, D. Smith, M. Hau, B. Hanson, J. Zwaan, D. Vezerian, G. Jones, C. Streeter, R. Ingle, S. Tjandra. M.R: Mr. Jones, P.
Bazzard, A. Cameron. A. Jamal, M. Parker, C. Pollock. J. Frender, D. Fairhurst, G. Daniel, Mr. Manson-Blair. F.R: R. Mazuch, K. Wilson,
B. Cheng.

ail dressed up in tacky robes": "teachers all dressed up and looking spiffy"; "Applause, handshaking"; "/ think of the stage and the applause

and Mr. Penaluna shaking everyone's hand"; "family taking pictures of the recipients": "playing in the orchestra": "Singing in the choir and

58 playing the violin was fun because I was on the stage on all night"; "A culmination of success": "Pomp and Circumstance"; "The formality

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B.R: Mr. Jones. S. Grant, P. Frisby. E. Fairhurst, D. Fairhurst, R. Ingle, S. Schwann. C. Thomson, D. Chetwynd-Palmer, MR: K. Wilmut,
M. Dolf. C. Pollock. A. Lisman. E. Salcedo. S. Lobb. A. Dooner. M. Wenman. J. Harper, Miss Charlton. PR: L. Wey, J. White, A. Holtham.
N. Pannekoek, C. Jones. S. Olsen, J. Forbes, A. Lenk. M. Hunt. W. Davis.

Mischa Greenwood: High Jump Champion.

of it all": "I remember a guy who started his speech - 'When I was in school . . ."; "I enjoyed Prize Night except for the bald guy who talked
for hours ": "1 think of my first prize night when 1 got to present the flowers. It was at the McPherson and the place was packed: " "I think
about the party that always comes after the ceremony. ' '

Track & Field

Grade 8

BR: O. Schmidt, D. Vezerian. D. Fairhurst, A. Lenk. A. Schwann, H. Farrell, M. Biscoe, K. O'Neill, K. McBeath, M. Greenwood. M.R:
Miss Charllon, C. Pollock, D. Stevenson. T. Tewsley, G. Jones, T. McDonagh, C. Thomson, S. Olsen, Mr. Jones. PR: J. Forbes. J. Frender,
J. Mclver, B. Luckhurst, J. Holdsworth, B. Cheng.

B.R: Mr. Jones, N. Stanger, M. Hunt, B While, E Clough, E. Clough, S. Lobb, H. Thompson, D. Wilson. 3rd Row: S. Thomson, C. Rueck-
ert. P. Mazuch, A. Salgado. J. Holdsworth, B. Hanson, K. Wilmut, Miss Charlton. 2nd Row: J. White, L. Wey, E Fairhurst, J. Pollock,
R. Featherstone, A. Holtham, M. Dolf, B. Smith. F.R: N. Pannekoek, C. Jones, W. Davis, C. Jones, P. Frisby, N. Norris, M. Butler, D.
Chetwynd-Palmer, M. Smith.

A number of memorable bloopers were recalled: ' 'Screwing up and walking off the stage the wrong way. ' ' ' 'Cracking up making jokes about
the speaker. " "Someone leaning on the trick door on the stage and falling through it. " "Someone dropping a drumstick in the middle of 'Pomp
60 and Circumstance. " "/ remember my sheet music blowing away when I was playing in the orchestra. ' '

77k third point had to do with prizegiving and student recognition, and the students recalled: "Mentioning people's special abilities, honouring
special people. " "I think of the rewards for the hard work done throughout the school year; I think of speeches that explain to us some of the
things we have to face in the future, and about life. 1 also think of the music (choirs, orchestra) and what we have accomplished in such a short 61

Badminton

Grades 6/7

B.R: P. Bodley-Scott, E. Salgado, C. Rueckert, J. Wee, S. Lobb, E. Clough, E. Clough, D. Wilson, O. Gervais-Harreman, MR: Mr. Pollock,
J. Ng, I. Wong, J. Pollock, J. Lin, J. Holdsworth, C. Jones, J. White, Z. Charania, N. Stanger, M. Butler. D. Chetwynd-Palmer, Mr. McMaster.
F.R: P. Miller. M. Dolf, S. Ibell, L. Wey, W. Davis, N. Norris, A. Holtham, C. Streeter. J. Wong.

Grade 8

GRADE 6/7

The 1991 Spring Badminton season brought in-
credible results to Middle School. In league play,
a total of thirty-seven different students represented
the school at various times and after three months
of practice in the mornings, lunch hours, and after
school the S.M.U. Middle School team fared, al-
most embarrassingly well in the Annual V.I.S.A.A.
Tournament. When all the shuttles were brought
to rest on the gym floor of the Racquet Club, the
Middle School team had won 15 of 16 blue ribbons.
Congratulations must be extended to all students
who participated this year!

GRADE 8

A first place finish in the midget division of the
G. V.J.S. Badminton Championships capped a most
successful season for the SMU Middle School bad-
minton team. Fortified with the addition of three
dependable students from Grade 7, the team posted
victories in the following competitions:

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

Girls Singles

Boys Singles
Boys Doubles

BR: Mr. Pollock, W. Chen, M. Biscoe, C. Pollock. Dr.
S. Tjandra, C. Streeter. T. Stevenson. J. Holdsworth.

McMaster. F.R: Z. Charania,

Joanna Holdsworth
Zareen Charania
Cris Streeter

Wayne Chen/Surya Tjandra
Tim Stevenson/Mike Biscoe
Mixed Doubles Chris Pollock/

Joanna Holdsworth
Tim Stevenson/
Zareen Charania

1st

2nd

time. " "People's names getting mentioned as a small reward for the good work and good deeds they have done all year, " "/ think of awards
and getting recognition for your studies. " "I think of students being awarded for their hard work in school or playing sports. " "I remember tro-
phies, plaques and speeches. " "Showing the top students in the school. " "/ remember receiving my certificate and shaking hands with all the

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